Elon Musk can continue to give away cash to registered voters – for now, a Pennsylvania state judge has said. The Donald Trump supporter has, through his political group America…
Lebanon: Israeli strikes kill six medics as truce talks continue
At least six health workers have been killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon as Israel has bombarded areas around the ancient eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek for a second…
Botswana: Ruling party suffer election defeat after 58 years in power
Botswana governing party BDP has suffered a shock election defeat after 58 years in power, preliminary election results show. BDP, which has governed the diamond-rich Southern African nation since 1966,…
Mozambique: Police crackdown on post-election protests leaves 11 dead
Rights activist Cidia Chissungo has spent the last few days poring over images she never thought she’d see in Mozambique: Young men with bloodied bodies pockmarked with bullet wounds; teenagers…
N Korea: Pyongyang confirms launch of ICBM in longest-ever ballistic missile test
North Korea has confirmed it launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards waters off its eastern coast in what was the longest flight time yet for a North Korean missile, authorities…
Lebanon: One child killed per day in Israel strikes – UN
The United Nations children’s agency says at least one child a day has been killed in Lebanon over the past month as Israel intensifies its bombing campaign. “Since October 4 of this…
Russia: Court fines Google more money than the world’s GDP
A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles – a two followed by 36 zeroes – for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.In dollar terms that means the…
Canada: Authorities bank on overseas tourists to visit
Canada has launched a new drive to get more overseas tourists to visit the country. Yet staffing shortages, wildfires and a spat with China will not make the task easy.…
Palestine: USA delaying acting on 500 cases where its weapons harmed Gaza civilians
United States identified about 500 reports of Gaza civilians being harmed and killed by Israeli forces with US-supplied weapons but has failed to take action on any of them, according to The…
USA: Elon Musk ordered to appear in court over his $1m a day giveaway
Elon Musk has been ordered to appear in court to respond to a lawsuit over $1m payments made by the billionaire’s political campaign group to voters in the US election’s battleground states.…